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Home My WebLink AboutNC0032123_Permit Issuance_20121217ATA NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P.E. Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary December 17, 2012 Mr. Martin Lashua Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina P. O. Box 240908 Charlotte, NC 28224 Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NC0032123 Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina — Hound Ears WWTP Watauga County Dear Mr. Lashua: Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit. Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended). This final permit includes no significant changes from the draft permit sent to you on July 18, 2012. The name of the corporation has been corrected on the map, as requested in your August 10, 2012 e-mail message. If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding. Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bob Sledge at telephone number (919) 807- 6398, or via e-mail at bob.sledge@ncdenr.gov. Charles Wakild, P.E. cc: Central Files Winston-Salem Regional Office/Surface Water Protection Section NPDES File 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Location: 512 N. Salisbury St Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Phone: 919-807-63001 FAX: 919-807-6492 Internet www.ncwaterquaiity.org An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarolina Naturally Permit NC0032123 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PERMIT TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the Hound Ears WWTP 1624 Dogwood Road North of Shulls Mill Watauga County to receiving waters designated as Watauga River in the Watauga River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. This permit shall become effective February 1, 2013. This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on September 30, 2017. Signed this day December 17, 2012. Ch Wakild, P.E., Director sion of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit NC0032123 SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein. Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina is hereby authorized to: 1. Continue to operate an existing 0.040 MGD package plant and a 0.100 MGD package plant, operating in parallel, each with: • Aeration basins ♦ Clarifier • Sludge holding tanks and sharing the following additional components: • Ultraviolet disinfection The facility is located north of Shulls Mill at the Hound Ears WWTP, at 1624 Dogwood Road, in Watauga County. 2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Watauga River, classified B-Trout HQW waters in the Watauga River Basin. 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EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS — FINAL During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the Permittee as specified below: EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS Parameter Code LIMITS MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Monthly Average Daily Maximum Measurement Frequency Sample Type Sample Location Flow 50050 0.140 MGD Continuous Recording Influent or Effluent BOD, 5-day (20°C) C0310 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Total Suspended Residue C0530 30.0 mg/L 45.0 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent NH3 as N C0610 24.0 mg/L 35 mg/L Weekly Composite Effluent Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)31616 200/100 ml 400/100 ml Weekly Grab Effluent Temperature (°C) 00010 Weekly Grab Effluent Total Nitrogen (NO2+NO3+TKN)C0600 Semi- Annually Composite Effluent Total Phosphorus C0665 Semi- Annually Composite Effluent Oil & Grease 00556 30.0 mg/L 60.0 mg/L 2/Month Grab Effluent pH1 00400 Weekly Grab Effluent Footnotes: 1. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts See Condition A. (2.) for instructions should the facility's permitted UV system fail and an alternate means of disinfection is required. Total Residual Chlorine monitoring requirements and limits are applicable if chlorine compounds are used for disinfection. Permit NC0032123 A. (2.) TEMPORARY MEANS OF DISINFECTION In the event that the wastewater treatment plant's ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system should fail, underperform, or otherwise be removed from effective service, the permittee or his agent should immediately inform the Surface Water Protection Section staff of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of this development and discuss temporary, alternate means for disinfection of the effluent. If chlorine compounds are used as temporary means of disinfection, the total residual chlorine (TRC) concentration of the effluent must be monitored on a daily basis while this method of disinfection is in use and values must be reported on the discharge monitoring report. TRC in the effluent may not exceed 28 µg/L; therefore, dechlorination methods may also be necessary to ensure protection of water quality in the receiving stream. In the event that TRC monitoring should occur, the Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L. Use of a disinfection system other than the permitted UV system during circumstances not deemed as emergency and/or temporary (replacement of lamps, lamp cleaning or maintenance, etc.) will be considered a violation of the terms of this permit. NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared S.A. Bragman, who being duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is Assistant Controller of the Winston-Salem Journal, engaged in the publishing of a newspaper known as the Winston-Salem Journal, published, issued and entered as second class mail in the City of Winston-Salem, in said County and State: that she is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn statement: that the notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the Winston-Salem Journal on the following dates: October 23, 2012 and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper document, or legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every such publication, a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. This 24th day of October, 2012 (signature • person making affidavit) Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of October, 2012 My Commission expires: September 28, 2015 KIMALEY JOHNSON NOTARY PUBLIC FORSYTH COUNTY STATE OF NORTH CAROL!, A, MY COMMISSION EXPIRES ' • 4)0 PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION/NPDES UNIT 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617 NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewa- ter discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public in- terest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWQ at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWQ at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC to review information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: http://portal ncdenr.org/web/wq/swp/ps/npdes/calendar, or by calling (919) 807-6304. The Watauga County Board of Education request- ed renewal of permit NC0067024 for the Valle Cru- cis Elementary School WWTP in Watauga County; this permitted discharge is treated wastewater to Dutch Creek in the Watauga River basin. The Watauga County Board of Education request- ed renewal of permit NC0066991 for the Bethel Ele- mentary School WWTP in Watauga County; this permitted discharge is treated wastewater to Beaverdam Creek in the Watauga River basin. Water Quality Utilities, Inc. requested renewal of permit NC0050610 for The Ponds WWTP in Watau- ga County; this permitted discharge is treated do- mestic wastewater to the Watauga River in the Watauga River basin. Seven Devils Resort WWTP, NCSR 1151, Seven Devils, Watauga County, applied to renew permit NC0035149, discharging to a UT of the Watauga River, Watauga Basin. Water Quality Services, Inc. requested renewal of permit NC0032212 for the Yonahlossee WWTP in Watauga County; this permitted discharge is treated domestic wastewater to Lance Creek in the Watauga River basin. Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina re- quested renewal of permit NC0032123 for the Hound Ears WWTP; this permitted discharge is treated domestic wastewater into the Watauga River in the Watauga River Basin. Town of Beech Mountain applied to renew NPDES permit NC0088099 for the Buckeye Lake WTP, 1400 Pine Ridge Road, Watauga County, discharging treated wastewater to Buckeye Creek, Watauge River Basin. Cove Creek Preservation and Development, Inc. requested renewal of permit NC0067008 for the Old Cove Creek School WWTP in Watauga County; this permitted discharge is treated wastewater to Cove Creek in the Watauga River basin. WSJ: October 23, 2012 Sledge, Bob From: Martin Lashua [MJLashua@uiwater.com] Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 12:02 PM To: Sledge, Bob Cc: Mary Rollins Subject: Draft NPDES Permit NC0032123 Hound Ears WWTP Attachments: Hound Ears Draft NPDES Permit 071812.pdf Dear Mr. Sledge, We are in receipt of your July 18, 2012 letter concerning the above referenced matter and after review, we only found one very minor issue. On the facility location map, our official name is slightly incorrect. The "Inc." should be after "Service". In all other locations it was correct. Not a big deal but thought it should be pointed out. Thank you for your attention. 1Jtilities. Inc. NAIirtia 4adaa Regional Director Phone 704-319-0517 Fax 704-525-8174 email milashua(a�uiwater.com 1 FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS This form must be completed by Permit Writers for all expedited permits which do not require full Fact Sheets. Expedited permits are generally simple 100% domestics (e.g., schools, mobile home parks, etc) that can be administratively renewed with minor changes, but can include facilities with more complex issues (Special Conditions, 303(d) listed water, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns). Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals Permit Writer/Date Bob Sledge 7/9/2012 Permit Number NC0032123 Facility Name CWS - Hound Ears WWTP Basin Name/Sub-basin number Watauga 04-02-01 Receiving Stream Watauga River Stream Classification in Permit B-Trout - HQW Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits? Already Present Does permit need TRC limits/language? Updated UV Fail/Disinfection Condition Does permit have toxicity testing? No Does permit have Special Conditions? UV Does permit have instream monitoring? Yes (D.O. & Temperature) Data depicted normal seasonal variation, not affected by effluent Is the stream impaired (on 303(d) list)? No Any obvious compliance concerns? No Any permit mods since last permit? No Current expiration date 9/30/2012 New expiration date 9/30/2017 Comments received on Draft Permit? Correction of name in map Most Commonly Used Expedited Language: • 303(d) language for Draft/Final Cover Letters: "Please note that the receiving stream is listed as an impaired waterbody on the North Carolina 303(d) Impaired Waters List. Addressing impaired waters is a high priority with the Division, and instream data will continue to be evaluated. If there is noncompliance with permitted effluent limits and stream impairment can be attributed to your facility, then mitigative measures may be required". • TRC language for Compliance Level for Cover Letters/Effluent Sheet Footnote: "The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50 µg/L to be in compliance with the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by a North Carolina certified laboratory (including field certified), even if these values fall below 50 µg/L." BIMS Compliance Download: Queries>Reports>Violations>Monitor Report Violations>Limit Violations for Past 3 Years Reminder: Permits that are not subject to expedited renewal include the following: 1) Major Facility (municipal/industrial); 2) Minor Municipals with pretreatment program; 3) Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day limits for BOD, TSS, etc); 4) Limits based on reasonable potential analysis (metals, GW remediation organics); 5) Permitted flow > 0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet); 6) permits determined by Supervisor to be outside expedited process. Note: This sheet is located on NPDES Server/CurrentVersions/Expedited Fact Sheet May2010 • Utilities. Inc. March 30, 2012 Mrs. Dina Sprinkle NC DENR Division of Water Quality Point Source Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1617 Re: Hound Ears WWTP NPDES NC0032123 Renewal Request Dear Mrs. Sprinkle, Please find enclosed Application and attachments and consider this letter as our official request to renew the NPDES permit for the facility referenced above. If you should have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to call me at 704-319- 0517 or by email at mjlashua@uiwater.com Thank you in advance for your attention. Martin Lashua Regional Director 3r 9. Wail APR 3 2012 DElA ER BSA POINT SOURCE aUtilities, Inc. company Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina P.O. Box 240908 ♦ Charlotte, NC 28224 ♦ P: 704-525-7990 ♦ F: 704-525-8174 5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101 ♦ Charlotte, NC 28217 ♦ www.uiwater.com NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD Mail the complete application to: N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 NPDES Permit f NC0032123 If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type. 1. Contact Information: Owner Name Facility Name Mailing Address City State / Zip Code Telephone Number Fax Number e-mail Address Carolina Water Service, Inc of NC Hound Ears - WWTP P.O. Box 240908 Charlotte NC, 28224 (704)319-0517 (704) 525-8174 mjlashua@uiwater.com 2. Location of facility producing discharge: Check here if same address as above ❑ Street Address or State Road City State / Zip Code County 1624 Dogwood Road Blowing Rock NC, 28605 Watauga 3. Operator Information: Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC) Name Same as Owner above Mailing Address City State / Zip Code Telephone Number Fax Number 0 APR 3 2012 DEP.Th .A7EP UUALt POINT SO[:;.CL BRANCH 1 of 3 Form-D 1/06 r NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 4. Description of wastewater: Facility Generating Wastewater(check all that apply): Industrial ❑ Number of Employees 1 Commercial ❑ Number of Employees Residential ® Number of Homes 196 School ❑ Number of Students/Staff Other ❑ Explain: Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers, restaurants, etc.): Hound Ears - Subdivision 196 x 1.5 (Seasonal multiplier) = 294 population Population served: 294 5. Type of collection system ® Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer) 6. Outfall Information: Number of separate discharge points 1 Outfall Identification number(s) 001 Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Yes ® No 7. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map showing the exact location of each outfall): Watauga River in the Watauga River Basin 8. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent If intermittent: Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: 9. Describe the treatment system List all installed components, including capacity, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a separate sheet of paper. Two parallel extended aeration plants. (1) 0.1 MGD and (1) 0.04 MGD each with aeration basins, clarifier, and sludge holding tanks. Common ultra violet disinfection. Stand-by generator. 10. Flow Information: Treatment Plant Design flow 0.140 MGD Annual Average daily flow 0.046 MGD (for the previous 3 years) Maximum daily flow 0.123 MGD (for the previous 3 years) 2 of 3 Form-D 1/06 S NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD 11. Is this facility located on Indian country? ❑ Yes ® No 12. Effluent Data Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Conform, Temperature and pH shall be grab samples. for all other parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. Effluent testing data must be based on at least three samples and must be no more than four and one half years old. Parameter Daily Maximum Monthly Average Units of Measurement Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) 10.6 5.6 ing/L Fecal Coliform 2 1.2 #/ 100m1 Total Suspended Solids 12 7.0 mg/L Temperature (Summer) 22 21.2 Celcius Temperature (Winter) 10 7.3 Celcius pH 7.1 6.9 units Number of Samples (4) - Jan 11 (4) - Jan 11 (4) - Jan 11 (5) -June 11 (4) -Jan 11 (4)- Jan 11 13. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications: Type Permit Number Type Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA) UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA) NPDES NC0032123 Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA) PSD (CAA) Special Order of Consent (SOC) Non -attainment program (CAA) Other 14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION I certify that I am familiar with the best of my knowledge and belief such Martin Lashua Printed name Person Signing Permit Number information contained in the application and that to the information is true, complete, and accurate. Regional Director Title Signature of Applicant Date North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25.000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar offense.) 3/3o/2o/ 2- 3 of 3 Form-D 1/06 «ZtiIitiEs, Inc.' ram,. March 12, 2012 Mrs. Dina Sprinkle NC DENR Division of Water Quality Point Source Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1617 Re: Hound Ears WWTP NPDES NC0032123 Sludge Management Plan Dear Mrs. Sprinkle, As sludge and other solids are generated at this facility, they are periodically removed as necessary by the below licensed contractor and transported to the Town of Boone for proper disposal. A-1 Appalachian Pumping, Inc. 301 Clay Hodges Rd Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 828-264-2450 If this contractor is unable or unwilling to perform this service, there are other contractors available. If you should have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to call me at 704-319- 0517 or by email at mjlashua@uiwater.com Thank you in advance for your attention. Sincerely, Martin Lashua Regional Director a ue, Inc. c«npanyCarolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina P.O. Box 240908 ♦ Charlotte, NC 28224 ♦ P: 704-525-7990 ♦ F: 704-525-8174 5701 Westpark Dr., Suite 101 s Charlotte, NC 28217 ♦ www.uiwater.com